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المعجم الأوسط
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (Tabarani)
باب الألف
Names Beginning with the Letter Alif
مَنِ اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ
Those Named Ahmad
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 1167 — he said: Two angels came to Muhammad ﷺ. One
وَعَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ . عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ صُرَدٍ قَالَ : أَتَى مُحَمَّدًا -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- الْمَلَكَانِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا : اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ . فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : زِدْهُ . فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَسْتَزِيدُهُ ، حَتَّى قَالَ : اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sulayman bin Surad (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Two angels came to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). One of them said: 'Recite the Qur'an in one mode (harf).' The other said: 'Give him more.' He kept asking for more until he said: 'Recite the Qur'an in seven modes (ahruf).'"
